The bottom line is GOD LOVES TO USE WEAK PEOPLE.
Yeah, that's right. W E A K. Without strength. Broken. Lacking in ability. Easily damaged. Powerless. Your first thoughts may not leave you convinced. That's okay, mine didn't either. :) In this world we are so easily swayed that Christ won't settle for anything less than "perfect" people. Not only that, we believe that He won't even consider using us until we are spiritually cleaned up, or worthy of His love.
H E K N O W S N O L I M I T S-- to His grace, His love, and His willingness to use you.
You see, it's in my weakness that I'm made strong-- that YOUR made strong. It's in our deepest and darkest times that Christ can use us for His gain. Rick Warren says it best....
"Ministry begins with vulnerability. The more you let down your guard, take off your mask, and share your struggles, the more God will be able to use you in serving others. Vulnerability is emotionally liberating. Opening up defuses your fears and is the first step to freedom."
So with that said, here's in honor of dancing in His freedom, boasting in my weaknesses, and learning to be fearlessly obedient in my vulnerability.
L O V E... What first pops in your mind? Maybe you think of your significant other, the sport you play, or a classic movie like The Notebook. Although my list contains many different things, I always think about my future spouse. What my husband will be like, if I already know him, if he ever thinks about me as much as I do him... Let me be real, I let him consume my thoughts daily. I sit and crave a relationship-- one that will fill me up, satisfy me, maybe even complete me.
Man oh man, how foolish I am. The reality is, Christ's love is ENOUGH. Correction: it's MORE THAN ENOUGH. Nothing satisfies a season of loneliness, one of which I am in now, but Jesus. None but Jesus. These seasons tend to strangle us from His love and steal our joy.
The beauty lies in the fact that this is His season, this loneliness I feel. It's not by mere coincidence nor a consequence of some sort. It's custom carved, purposefully put in my life, all so I can be led back to the Father. And for the understanding of this... Christ is my portion, my prize, my reward. He alone fills me up, satisfies me, and makes me whole in His love. He made me to crave being known and yet He allows me to feel the void of not being known.
But thats okay because He knows me. He formed this hole, and only He will fill it.
And because of that, I thank Him for this season of loneliness. I have been sweetly reminded that I am His, and He is mine. I am reminded that saving my heart, my first kiss, and my first love is worth the wait, because one day my spouse will honor Yahweh before me. Rather than dreaming about my Prince Charming, focusing on who I am in Christ signifies that I am loved, cherished, and known. I am content because of Him, and through Him my love rests on the cross.
So for all of you hopeless romantics out there (I'm speaking to myself :) ), rest in the fact that you are known, loved, and cherished by the One who desires for you to pursue Him as passionately as He has pursued you all along. It is then you are found whole in a love that never runs out and never fails. Loving Jesus above ALL things is where I am found, humbled, and beyond thankful. Praise God for the seasons that feel dry, deserted, and empty, for it is in Him I am made strong.
Will you let Him fill you up? He's waiting.
"But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness."
-Psalms 86:15
"Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always."
-1 Chronicles 16:11
"But those who hope in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
-Isaiah 40:31
"Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe; for our God is a consuming fire."
-Hebrews 12:28-29
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